Outside the Beltway

Now that girls are joining the Boy Scouts, the organization has quite reasonably changed its name accordingly.

Travis Reinking shot four people dead in Nashville over the weekend with a gun that he wasn’t supposed to have access to. Thanks to what seem to be loopholes in existing gun laws, he had one anyway.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a Trump Administration Order that purported to punish so-called ‘sanctuary cities.’

Tammy Duckworth recently became the first sitting Senator to give birth. Thanks to a rule change, she’ll be allowed to bring her baby on the floor of the Senate if she needs to.

Unable to get his way with the legislature, New York’s governor is taking a provocative step.

Mark Zuckerberg’s second day before Congress was somewhat more contentious than the first, but at the end of the day it’s still unclear that more regulation is the answer to the issues raised by recent Facebook “scandals.”

Not surprisingly, a joint Senate Committee failed to really lay a glove on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at yesterday’s hearing.

Trump’s tariff plan isn’t going over well in farm country, and that could cause problems for the GOP in November.

Another Federal Court loss for gun rights activists challenging state laws banning “assault weapons.”

Normally attorneys would be jumping at the chance to represent the President of the United States. With Donald Trump, the lawyers are distancing themselves from him as fast as they can.

A gadfly candidate who has denied the truth of the Holocaust won a GOP primary in Illinois because nobody ran against him.

Things are looking good for Democrats in 2018, but there’s some speculation that Nancy Pelosi’s position at the head of the party in the House could be in danger.

Conor Lamb’s win in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District has set off an inevitable debate inside the Democratic Party about how to approach the upcoming midterm elections.

A big win for gun control advocates in a deeply Republican state.

Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

The Federal Government has fired another shot in the ongoing war over so-called “sanctuary cities.”

After yesterday’s oral argument, the Supreme Court seems poised to deal a major blow to public-sector unions.

Salary-based definitions distort the conversation. And lifestyle-based definitions are a moving target.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could prove crippling to public employee unions across the nation.

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller four separate Federal appellate courts have ruled that state and local laws banning “assault weapons” do not violate the Second Amendment.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

NRO’s David French offers “A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider.”

To the surprise of nobody, Mitt Romney entered the race to succeed Orrin Hatch in the Senate. He’ll probably win.

After an extended break for the Republican retreat, Congress heads back to work today with just three days before a possible government shutdown.

A newly released poll has encouraging signs for Democrats in 2018, but there are several caveats.

The deal that led to the end of the Federal Government shutdown isn’t sitting well with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

President Trump called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the legislative filibuster to resolve the government shutdown. That’s not going to happen.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

Once again, President Trump opens his mouth and proceeds to insult a good part of the world while embarrassing the country.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear yet another Second Amendment case.

A Federal Judge in California has entered an order permanently blocking a Trump Administration effort to deny funding to so-called sanctuary cities.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.

The District of Columbia has decided not to risk an appeal of a lower court ruling striking down its restrictive concealed-carry law.

In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will hear a case that is likely to have a significant impact on the powers of public-sector unions.

A Federal Appeals Court has declined to review a panel decision striking down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

Some more interesting post-election commentary from Hillary Clinton.

A Federal Judge has blocked enforcement of a Dept. of Justice policy purporting to block funding to so-called ‘sanctuary cities.’

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

The Supreme Court has once again declined to hear an appeal in a Second Amendment case.

A Congressman was shot, and a staffer and security detail members injured, at a practice session for tomorrow’s Congressional baseball game.

A Federal appellate court has ruled that a transgender student must be allowed to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity.

For some reason, Joe Lieberman is apparently the front-runner to replace James Comey at the F.B.I.

Even the most offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment.